Category: Reviews
Atrocity – Okkult Review
Experimentation is a double-edged sword – on the one hand, it’s a trait most often praised by critics, if not always loved by fans, and its converse, static repetition, is as sometimes decried by both …
Dream Death – Somnium Excessum Review
Dream Death was one of those bands that didn’t fit neatly into any particular metal scene or sub-genre. Even in the less rigidly subdivided metal landscape of the late 1980s, Dream Death was a square …
Amorphis – Circle Review
The Joutsen-fronted era of Amorphis is certainly consistent, even if these Finns haven’t released anything that truly captures the groundbreaking and game-changing magic of Elegy since… well, Elegy. After swapping Pasi for Tomi some eight …
The Dillinger Escape Plan – One Of Us Is The Killer Review
Originally written by Rae Amitay One Of Us Is The Killer is a commendable continuation of the experimentation from Irony is a Dead Scene turned into a full-length, an improvement upon Option Paralysis, and rife …
Vicious Rumors – Electric Punishment Review
2006’s Warball and 2011’s Razorback Killers, the last two Vicious Rumors records, were confident and strong efforts. Both showed that this long-running Californian power metal act had finally managed to push through their mid-90s shift …
Grayceon – Pearl And The End Of Days Review
Originally written by Chris Redar Is there anything better than a pleasant surprise? One time whilst cleaning my vehicle I found a winning scratch-off ticket for 20 bucks that I had completely forgotten existed. The …
Cathedral – The Last Spire Review
The legacy of Cathedral is a complicated one. On one hand, they largely influenced – and some say created – the doom/death style with debut Forest of Equilibrium. They also crafted a couple classics in …
Cardinal Wyrm – Another Holy Trinity Review
Take a good long look at that striking album cover… If I caught that piece hanging in a gallery somewhere, I would definitely stop and stare. I would stop, and I would stare, and I …